Background Cancer has long inspired fear, but the effect of fear is not well understood; it
seems both to facilitate and to deter early diagnosis behaviours. To elucidate fear's …

Background Uptake in the national colorectal cancer screening programme in England
varies by socioeconomic status. We assessed four interventions aimed at reducing this …

Objectives Measuring patient experience of gastrointestinal (GI) procedures is a key
component of evaluation of quality of care. Current measures of patient experience within GI …

This study assessed adherence to medication after liver transplantation and consisted of 2
components: a retrospective audit involving the examination of the Scottish national …

BACKGROUND: Successful bowel preparation is important for safe, efficacious, cost-
effective colonoscopy procedures; however, poor preparation is common. OBJECTIVE: We …

Objective Earlier diagnosis of cancer has become a policy priority. There is evidence that
minority ethnic groups are more likely to delay help‐seeking for cancer symptoms, but few …

Objective To examine uptake in the first six pilot centres of the English Bowel Scope
Screening (BSS) programme, which began in early 2013 and invites adults aged 55 for a …

Background The potential benefits of colorectal cancer screening are limited by low uptake.
This study tested whether providing narrative accounts of the colorectal cancer (CRC) …

Background: There is a socioeconomic gradient in the uptake of screening in the English
NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP), potentially leading to inequalities in …

Background Colorectal cancer screening uptake within the South Asian population in
England is approximately half that of the general population (33% vs 61%), and varies by …